Candle holder



1950 w. E. CAMPBELL 2,948,135

CANDLE HOLDER Filed July 22, 1957 INVENTOR. W/L L/flM 5. C/IMPBEL LUnited States Patent CANDLE HOLDER William E. Campbell, 4175 Valley St.,Dayton, Ohio Filed July 22, 1957, Ser. No. 673,250

1 Claim. (Cl. 67-23) This invention relates to a candle holder and moreparticularly to a candle holder for supporting anniversary candles on acake or the like.

Numerous types of candle holders have been designed for use withbirthday cakes, et cetera, the majority of which consist of a candleholder adapted to be mounted on top of the cake. This is objectionable,in that there is a tendency for wax to drip on the cake. Also, candlesobstruct the top of the cake, so as to interfere with decorations.

Furthermore, candles of various makes vary in size. That being the case,it is not unusual to find that a candle is either too large or too smallfor a holder.

An object of this invention is to provide a candle holder adapted to besupported on the side of a cake orthe like, the candle-receiving cavityof the holder tapering inwardly from the top to the bottom of thecavity, so as to accommodate candles of various sizes, the smaller thecandle, the further down it goes into the cup-shaped cavity. By mountingthe candles on the side of the cake, the entire top is made availablefor decorations. The candle holders may be made in various colors, asfor example, the nursery colors, pink and blue.

Other objects and advantages reside in the construction of parts, thecombination thereof, the method of manufacture and the mode ofoperation, as will become more apparent from the following description.

In the drawings, Figure l discloses a cake having candle holders mountedthereon.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of a candle holder drawn to a largerscale than that shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the candle holder.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view, taken substantially on the line 4-4of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view, taken substantially on the line 5-5of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, the reference character designates a candleholder provided with spear-like supporting means 12 adapted to projectinto the sides of a cake 14. The candle holder 10 includes a cup-shapedportion 16 having a cavity 18 that tapers from top to bottom. Thiscavity is adapted to receive candles 20 of various sizes, so that thesame candle holder may be used for a large variety of candles.

A plurality of annular cylindrical rings 22 and 24, cooperating withhorizontally disposed flanges 26 and 28, support the cup-shaped portionv16. The annular rings 22 and 24 and the upper portion 30 of thecup-shaped portion 16 simulate a plurality of rings of equal heightsconnected by the horizontally disposed flanges 26 and 28 to provide astepped candle holder adapted to be supported on the side of a cake, asclearly shown in Figure 1.

The cup-shaped portion 16 is supported above the center of the height ofthis portion by the horizontal flange 28, the vertical ring 24, thehorizontal flange 26 and the vertical ring 22, so as to provide asubstantial sup port for the candle holder. The elongate member orspear-like supporting means 12 is integral with thering 22 at a pointremote from the candle holder.

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The horizontal flanges 2S and 26 have been provided to catch thedrippings from the candles. The drippings may flow along the side of thecandle and on the outside of the upper portion 30, first landing onmember 28. If member 28 doesnt retain all the drippings, some Will flowdown to the flange 26.

As clearly seen in Figure 4, another advantage of utilizing the ringsand the horizontal flanges to support the candle holder proper in theupper portion 30 is the fact that the portions between the rings 22 and24 and the cup-shaped portion 16 result in a cavity reducing the amountof plastic material that is required.

The candle holder is preferably made from plastic. In order to reducethe Weight and save on materials, an annular cavity 32 is formed betweenthe lower portion of the cup-shaped portion 16 and the rings 22 and 24.It is to be noted that the bottom of the cup-shaped portion 16 islocated slightly above the level of the lower margin of the lower ring22.

The horizontal flange portions, in addition to connect ing the rings,also function as receivers for the drippings from the candles, in thatthe rings and the horizontally disposed flange portions are considerablywider than the candle and thereby function to receive the drippings, soas to prevent the drippings from falling on the side of the cake orsoiling the support for the cake.

As may be clearly seen in Figure 2, the candle holder may be referred toas a duo-functional candle holder, in that it may be supported on atable or any flat surface and need not necessarily be used as a candleholder for use on a cake. In candle holders used for supporting candleson top of a cake, there usually is a prong or a spike projectingdownwardly into the cake, which prevents the use of the candle holderson a table or flat support without being associated with a cake.

Although the preferred embodiment of the device has been described, itwill be understood that within the purview of this invention variouschanges may be made in the form, details, proportion and arrangement ofparts, the combination thereof and mode of operation, which generallystated consist in a device capable of carrying out the objects setforth, as disclosed and defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A candle holder for use in supporting candles on an anniversary cake orthe like, said candle holder including a cup-shaped body portion havinga cavity tapering from top to bottom, and supporting means for thecup-shaped body portion including two annular cylindrical rings, oneabove the other, a horizontal annular flange portion for connecting thetop margin of the upper ring to the outside and below the top of thecup-shaped body portion, a second horizontal annular flange portion forconnecting the lower margin of the upper ring to the top margin of thelower ring, the cup-shaped body portion, the two flanges and the ringsall having substantially the same thickness, and a horizontally andoutwardly directed spearlike support extending outwardly from the bottommargin of the lowest ring and adapted to support the candle holder onthe side of a cake or the like. 9

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS D.153,650 Ulvad May 3, 1949 1,296,682 Masiliunas Mar. 11, 1919 FOREIGNPATENTS 1,029,104 France Mar. 4, 1953 20,136 Great Britain of 1889706,829 Great Britain Apr. 7, 1954

